                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

STOP-SALE, STOP-USE AND STOP-REMOVAL ORDERS; SEIZURE AND IMPOUNDING OF
COMMODITIES, WEIGHTS OR MEASURES; VIOLATION A MISDEMEANOR; JUDICIAL REVIEW (§
3.2-5612)

Whenever it appears to the Commissioner that there is a violation of any of the
provisions of this chapter, he may, in his discretion, issue and enforce a
written or printed stop-sale, stop-use, or stop-removal order against any owner
or custodian of any commodity, weight, or measure that is being used, sold,
offered, or exposed for sale, or involved in any manner in connection with such
violation, and he may further, in his discretion, seize and impound any such
commodity, weight, or measure until the Commissioner is satisfied that such
violation has ceased and that the owner or custodian thereof is in all respects
complying with the provisions of this chapter.
		Any owner or custodian of any commodity, weight, or measure who sells, or
offers for sale, or otherwise disposes of, or attempts to dispose of, any such
commodity, weight or measure, while subject to a stop-sale, stop-use, or
stop-removal order, or while seized and impounded, is guilty of a Class 1
misdemeanor. Any owner or custodian of any such commodity, weight or measure who
feels aggrieved by any action of the Commissioner hereunder shall have the right
to apply for a judicial review of the action in accordance with the provisions
of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.).

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 3-708.15; 1962, c. 298; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-933; 1986,
c. 615; 1993, c. 604; 2008, c. 860.